The following article is from our friend Dan Wheeler www.wheelerwrites.com . Dan has an enormous amount of experience regarding the issues facing individual investors and this article highlights the danger of trying to make market forecasts. Every investor would love to know the future, and there is no shortage of “experts” willing to provide...

Richard Stott argues that passive management is a more stable and socially responsible approach to investment. Does Norges Bank Investment Management / NBIM's continued participation in the active buying and selling of investments go again social responsibility?

The financial markets are having one of their periodic periods of turmoil. This may cause many to panic and sell their investments. But not all is doom and gloom - economic progress continues. Richard Stott reassures investors to stay disciplined and stick to their strategies.